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| Mallinckrodt Convent, Mendham, NJ |
During Midnight Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Pope Francis said, "Let us allow the child in the manger to challenge us, but let us also be challenged by all those children in today's world who are lying not in a crib . . . but in squalid mangers that devour dignity. Children who hide underground to escape bombardment, on the pavements of large cities, in the hold of a boat overladen with immigrants . . . Let us allow ourselves to be challenged by those children who are not allowed to be born, by those who cry because no one relieves their hunger, by those who hold in their hands not toys, but weapons." Find the complete text of this homily
here.
As we continue to allow ourselves to rise to the challenge of the Child and of all children, may we have a blessed Christmas!
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